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Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann

There are 158 members of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Houses of the Oireachtas, all of whom are elected by the people of Ireland. There are 60 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house, and they are elected by panels, university graduates or they are nominated by the Taoiseach. New parliamentary terms for both houses commenced in 2016. There have been 32 Dáil and 25 Seanad terms since the foundation of the State.

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Political parties must be registered in order for their party names to be added to ballot papers in elections. For more information, contact the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties, Leinster House, Dublin 2.

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